Antenna: Near as i recall.
FGB, Mono band, 2 co-phased antennas tuned for 147.xxx
Service module:
Antennas WA1, WA2, WA3 are all the same. Multiband 2 meter, 435-438, Patch wide band 1.2-2.4 ghz. Atenna WA4 is a 10 meter antenna ( do not have exact length) and patch 1.2 - 2.4 ghz. Each WA Antenna is mounted outside of the Service Module onto a Hand rail. The antennas are approx 90 degrees apart going around the hull of the SM. The Kenwood D700 antenna (WA1?) is mounted on the Earth facing side of the space station.
I guess i need to update my web page with better pictures of the mounted antennas. thanks.
http://www.marexmg.org/hardware/antennas.html
Go Slow Scan TV
--- McGrane tmcgrane@suffolk.lib.ny.us wrote:
Hello miles and thanks for the post. Do you know if one of the antenna ports will support Ultra-HF? As I recall, the antennas were installed in a prior spacewalk. I looked for equipment info on the amsat and RAC websites but could'nt find.
I'm all set and educated basically for SSTV, thanks. 73, pat
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, MM wrote:
FYI:
Current ISS setup.
Ericsson VHF is in FBG Module, Used for Schools
and
other stuff. We only have a 2-meter mono band
antenna
access in the FGB Module. This radio has the Speaker Disabled. It can only
be
used when wearing the David Clark Head sets. No speaker audio available at this time.
Ericcson UHF. Sitting in a locker some where on
ISS
Kenwood D700 VHF/UHF, located the in Service
Module,
Active, used for SSTV , packet and other stuff. Connected to multi band antenna. Has working speaker and microphone. Located near the Dinner table. There are 3 Unused Multiband antenna port
avaliable in
Service Module.
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/radiohardware.html
--- McGrane tmcgrane@suffolk.lib.ny.us wrote:
Greetings to kenneth and the group
After digesting all the exchanges about ISS
simplex,
I think kenneth has the right solution. Thanks for your civil
exchanges
and flexibility.
Can NASA coordinate with the ISS astronauts to monitor and use the Ericsson Ultra-HF radio equipment for simplex operation? It would be greatly appreciated.
Many amateurs have tracking programs and would
know
when to call.
The astronauts and cosmonauts could monitor the radio lightly squelched while they are awake.
I'm confident, if they heard people calling
them,
they would answer as they are available aside from normal resonsibilities.
As kenneth indicated, the frequency is 437.550
Mhz
plus or minus about 10 Khz doppler. I've already set up 5 memories on
my
FT8800 with ascending and descending frequency splits and I have a
good
idea what memories to use at what time during the satellite pass.
If you guys could let the crew know we want to
call
them it would be appreciated!
Thanks kenneth!
Patrick, N2OEQ
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